petit four

[ pet-ee fawr, fohr; French puh-tee foor ]

noun,plural pet·its fours [pet-ee fawrz, fohrz; French puh-tee foor], /ˈpɛt i ˈfɔrz, ˈfoʊrz; French pə ti ˈfur/, pet·it fours.
  1. a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.

Origin of petit four

1
1880–85; <French: literally, small oven

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British Dictionary definitions for petit four

petit four

/ (ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔː, French pəti fur) /


nounplural petits fours (ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔːz, French pəti fur)
  1. any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc

Origin of petit four

1
French, literally: little oven

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